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The gender of the French nouns

There are several manners of expressing this distinction

1) Use two separate nouns: a masculine noun, and a feminine noun witch is totally different	a masculine noun	a feminine noun
	un coq (a cock)	une poule (a hen)
	un porc (a pig)	une truie (a sow)

2)Add a suffix to the masculine noun in order to have the feminine form:	masculine noun		feminine noun (with a feminine suffix)
	un	prince	une	princesse
	un	maître (teacher, master, or owner)	une	maîtresse (teacher, mistress, or owner)

3) Change the suffix in the masculine and the feminine:	a masculine suffix		a feminine suffix
	Un	spectateur (a spectator as a man )	une	spectatrice (a spectator as a women )
	Un	serveur (waiter)	une	serveuse (waitress)

4) Change the only last letter with two possibilities:	a- You can not hear the difference		b- You can hear the difference
	Un ami (a friend: a man)	Une amie (a friend: a woman)	Un allemand	Une allemande
	Un invité (a guest: a man)	Une invitée (a guest: a woman)	Un américain	Une américaine

5) Change the only determiner (article, possessive,demonstrative). There are two possibilities:	a-change the determiner without change of meaning		b-change the determiner with change of meaning
	Un enfant (a child: a little boy)	Une enfant (a child: a little girl)	Un livre (a book)	Une livre (a pound)
	Un athlète	Une athlète	Un mousse (a ship's apprentice)	Une mousse (foam or moss)

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